Category: Family

The Plett Puzzle Park is a fun-filled gem located just off of the N2 about 10 km from Plettenberg Bay. The park is an enriching old-school family experience that the age of iPads and DVDs too often neglects. We had the pleasure of meeting the ever-friendly Colin and Wilane McLeod who have lived on the […]

To start off our work weekend, we visited the renowned Mitchell’s Brewery in Knysna for a tour and craft beer tasting. In hindsight, this was probably one of the best moves we could have made for the beginning of our trip as the delicious beer tastings (and several others we had afterwards) helped to break […]

The first thing you notice about Knysna is its brazen natural beauty. It’s not subtle at all. No matter where you turn, Mother Nature boasts some of her finest works of art in the form of meandering waterways, golden beach sands, enchanting forests, waves of green hills, and rugged sandstone cliffs. The other thing you […]

The beautiful Knysna lagoon, featured on almost every Garden Route postcard, is a truly fascinating place, and I’m not just talking about what can be seen above the water. As is the case with most beautiful things, Knysna lagoon has hidden depths and is considered to be one of the most dangerous harbours in the […]

Phantom River View is a large estate nestled within a fairy tale forest setting just 9km before the town of Knysna, in the Western Cape. It offers a collection of private self-catering wooden cabins that don’t leave a stone unturned when it comes to insatiable luxury. Located along a long gravel road within Knysna Forest, […]

Framed by timeless oak and pecan trees, Knysna Hollow Country Estate is beautifully laid out on a secluded country estate on the edge of Knysna. Although we didn’t stay there, my husband and I enjoyed a romantic dinner at the cosy Knysna Hollow Restaurant to celebrate #1 being in Knysna, #2 being in Knysna without […]

After a surge of non-stop activities, our TravelGround entourage was looking forward to ending off our Knysna weekend with a more slow-paced visit to Belvidere Manor, a nature-lover’s paradise on the west shore of the lagoon. The heavens must have been listening when we made arrangements (weeks in advance) for tea and scones on the […]

The TravelGround Content and Marketing team recently went on a weekend trip to Knysna, in order to experience some of the beauty and thrills that the Garden Route has to offer. In tribute to our fantastic weekend, this entire week will be dedicated to the sights and sounds that the lush coastal areas of Knysna […]